KANOWIT, Nov 9: A fire broke out at a 24-door longhouse near Sungai Tuah here today, causing it to sustain approximately 80 per cent of damage.
In a report from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), firefighters from the Kanowit station were deployed, with assistance from the Sibu Jaya station, after receiving a call at 1.39am.
The permanent-structure longhouse measured approximately 430 feet long and 100 feet wide.
The fire is estimated to have destroyed about 80 per cent of the longhouse. However, no fatalities or injuries were reported.
